JP3191008U - Self-speech transmission headphones and self-speech transmission headset - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a voice transmission headphone and a voice transmission headset capable of transmitting a voice and a voice from an electric device to a user's ear without using a special electric circuit.
An audio output unit that outputs an audio signal from an electric device as real audio, an accommodating unit that accommodates the audio output unit and covers a user's ear, and extends in front of the user's mouth. A self-voice transmitting unit 50 that transmits a user's voice to the housing unit, and a through-hole 38 that is provided in the sound output unit and transmits the voice transmitted to the housing unit to the ear side. To do.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a self-speech transmission headphone and a self-speech transmission headset that allow a user to hear sound and voice from an electrical device.

  For example, in learning foreign languages, it is effective to play foreign language learning materials recorded on magnetic tapes, optical disks, etc. on a playback device, and learners can actually speak and practice a foreign language according to the instructions of the materials. It is. However, there are many learners who make this utterance quietly because of shame and refrain from surroundings. In this case, there is a problem that it is difficult to hear one's utterance with the learner's own ears and a high learning effect cannot be obtained.

  In order to solve this problem, the following [Patent Document 1] discloses a device related to an English conversation practice device that captures a voice uttered by a user with a microphone and outputs it from headphones that perform voice output of learning materials.

Utility Model Registration No. 3085126

  However, as in the idea described in [Patent Document 1], the foreign language practice device that outputs the user's own voice from the headphones requires a mixer circuit, a microphone, and the like that superimpose the voice on the audio signal line. There is a problem that it becomes more expensive than headphones. Particularly in foreign language classrooms with a large number of students, headphones are required for the number of students, so a large introduction cost is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a voice transmission headphone and a voice transmission capable of transmitting a voice and a voice from an electric device to a user's ear without using a special electric circuit. An object is to provide a headset.

The present invention
(1) a sound output unit 30 that outputs a sound signal from the electrical device 1 as real sound;
A housing 40 for housing the audio output unit 30 and covering the user's ear;
A voice transmission unit 50 extending in front of the user's mouth and transmitting the user's voice to the housing unit 40;
A through hole 38 provided in the audio output unit 30 for transmitting the voice transmitted to the housing unit 40 to the ear side;
By providing a self-speech transmission headphone 80 characterized by having:
(2) The sound from the electric device 1 is output to the user's ear, and the user's own voice transmitted to the housing unit 40 via the self-voice transmitting unit 50 is transmitted to the user's ear through the through hole 38. The above-described problem is solved by providing the self-speech transmission headphone 80 described in (1) above.
(3) While the audio output unit 30 is an earphone,
By providing the self-speech transmission headphones 80 according to the above (1) or (2), the self-speech transmission unit 50 can be expanded and contracted in the housing unit 40, thereby solving the above-mentioned problem.
(4) Self-voice transmission characterized in that a microphone device 82 for outputting the user's voice to the electric device side is provided in the voice-transmission headphone 80 according to any one of (1) to (3) above. By providing the headset 90, the above problems are solved.

  The self-voice transmission headphone and the self-voice transmission headset according to the present invention can transmit the reproduced sound from the electric device and the user's own voice to the user's ear without using a special electric circuit. Thereby, the self-voice transmission headphones (self-voice transmission headset) having a high learning effect can be provided at low cost.

It is a front view of the self-speech transmission headphones according to the present invention. It is a side view of the self-speech transmission headphones according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows the state which installed the audio | voice output part in the user's ear. It is a front view which shows the usage example of the self-voice transmission headphones which concern on this invention. It is a side view which shows the usage example of the self-voice transmission headphones which concern on this invention. It is a side view of the self-voice transmission headset according to the present invention.

  First, an embodiment of a self-speech transmission headphone 80 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a voice transmission headphone 80 according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the self-speech transmission headphone 80 according to the present invention.

  A self-speech transmission headphone 80 according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 accommodates left and right audio output units 30 that output audio signals from the electrical equipment 1 as real audio, and the audio output unit 30 and a user. Left and right accommodating parts 40 that respectively cover the ears of the user, and a voice transmitting part 50 that extends in front of the user's mouth and transmits the user's own voice to the accommodating part 40.

  The electric device 1 is a well-known electric device such as a cassette deck, an optical disk player, a hard disk player, a computer terminal, a smartphone, or a radio, and is recorded on a magnetic tape, an optical disk, a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, a server on the Internet or an intranet, or the like. The audio signal, broadcast radio wave, etc. are reproduced and output to an audio output terminal such as an earphone jack.

  The voice output unit 30 of the voice transmission headphone 80 includes a connection plug 32, a voice output unit 36, a through hole 38 penetrating from the outside of the voice output unit 30 to the ear side, and the voice output unit 30. And a holding member 39 for installation on the ear. The holding member 39 is preferably an ear-hanging type holding member 39 that holds the audio output unit 30 on the user's ear. The audio output unit 30 of the present invention can also be manufactured by drilling the through-hole 38 in an existing earphone. The connection plug 32 is connected to the audio output terminal of the electric device 1 to transmit the audio signal reproduced in the electric device 1 to the audio output means 36. The audio output means 36 is a known member such as a speaker or a piezoelectric body, and converts an audio signal from the electric device 1 into a real sound and outputs it.

  The accommodating part 40 of the voice transmission headphone 80 has a substantially dome shape, and has a sufficient accommodating space that can cover the user's ear where the audio output part 30 is installed together with the audio output part 30. . In addition, an opening 46 is formed on the front side of the accommodating portion 40 (the installation side of the own voice transmitting portion 50), and the voice reflected by the own voice transmitting portion 50 is transmitted into the accommodating portion 40. In addition, the left and right accommodating portions 40 are connected by a headband 42, and the left and right accommodating portions 40 are held in a state of covering the user's ears by hanging the headband 42 on the user's head. In addition, it is preferable to use a headband that can be adjusted in length. Moreover, it is preferable to connect the headband 42 and the accommodating part 40 via the connection part 44 which can move corresponding to a user's head shape. Furthermore, it is preferable to install a soft and elastic ear pad 48 on the peripheral edge of the housing portion 40 that comes into contact with the user's skin to improve the adhesion between the housing portion 40 and the user.

  The voice transmission part 50 of the voice transmission headphone 80 is preferably configured by a plate-like member having a substantially arc-shaped cross section that is installed on the front side of the housing part 40 and extends to the front of the user's mouth. In addition, it is preferable that the voice transmission unit 50 can be accommodated in the accommodation unit 40 and can be expanded and contracted with respect to the accommodation unit 40. According to this configuration, by storing the voice transmission unit 50 in the storage unit 40, it is possible to store the voice transmission headphones 80 in a space-saving manner. Moreover, the deformation | transformation of the self-voice transmission part 50 at the time of storage can be prevented. Note that the voice transmission unit 50 may be detachable from the housing unit 40, and the voice transmission unit 50 having a different length depending on the age of the user may be appropriately selected and installed.

  Next, a method of using the own voice transmission headphones 80 will be described. Here, an example will be described in which the electric device 1 reproduces and outputs the foreign language teaching material, and the user utters his / her own voice according to the instruction of the foreign language teaching material after listening to the reproduced voice of the foreign language teaching material. However, the method of use of the present invention is not limited to this, and can be used for practice such as karaoke and reading.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3, the audio output unit 30 is installed in both ears of the user. At this time, when the audio output unit 30 is an earphone, the audio output unit 30 is held on both ears of the user by hooking the holding member 39 of the audio output unit 30 on the user's ear. . Next, the connection plug 32 of the audio output unit 30 is connected to the audio output terminal of the electric device 1.

  Next, the accommodating part 40 is covered so that a user's ear and the audio | voice output part 30 may be covered with the state which installed the audio | voice output part 30 in the user's ear | edge. And the accommodation part 40 is hold | maintained in this state by adjusting the headband 42 grade | etc.,. Next, the voice transmission units 50 installed in the left and right storage units 40 are appropriately pulled out from the storage unit 40, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the left and right voice transmission units 50 are connected to the mouths of the users. Position it in front.

  Next, the audio data of the foreign language teaching material is reproduced by operating the electric device 1. Thereby, the electric equipment 1 outputs the audio signal of the foreign language teaching material from the audio output terminal. The audio signal output from the audio output terminal is input to the audio output means 36 via the connection plug 32. Then, it is converted into real voice by the voice output means 36 and outputted to the user's ear. As a result, the user can listen to the reproduced sound of the foreign language teaching material.

  Next, the user utters his / her voice along the contents of the reproduced foreign language teaching material and practice pronunciation of the foreign language. At this time, the user's own voice hits the own voice transmission unit 50 and is transmitted into the accommodation unit 40 by sound conduction and echo of the own voice transmission unit 50 itself. The user's own voice transmitted to the accommodating portion 40 is reflected by the inner wall surface of the substantially dome-shaped accommodating portion 40 and is transmitted to the user's ear through the through hole 38 formed in the audio output portion 30. Thereby, even if the user's own voice is small, the user can surely hear his / her own voice with his / her ear. And by learning utterances such as shadowing and repeating, it is possible to effectively learn foreign languages.

  Next, the configuration of the voice transmission headset 90 according to the present invention will be described. A self-voice transmission headset 90 shown in FIG. 6 includes a microphone device 82 that outputs a user's voice to an electric device side in a self-voice transmission headphone 80 according to the present invention. The voice transmission headset 90 is suitable for online foreign language learning performed via the Internet, for example.

  Next, how to use the voice transmission headset 90 will be described by taking online foreign language learning using the personal computer 3 as an example. First, the user wears the voice transmission headset 90. The method of wearing the voice transmission headset 90 is exactly the same as that of the voice transmission headphones 80. Next, the connection plug 33 connected to the microphone device 82 is connected to the microphone input terminal of the personal computer 3 (electric device 1). Next, the user accesses the online foreign language classroom via the Internet. Next, an online foreign language class conducts lectures with lecturer images and audio. At this time, the voice of the instructor of the online foreign language classroom and the teaching material are output from the voice output unit 30 via the personal computer 3.

  Next, the user speaks his / her voice in accordance with, for example, an instructor's instruction to practice pronunciation of a foreign language. The user's voice at this time is transmitted to the online foreign language classroom via the microphone device 82, the personal computer 3, and the Internet. The instructor will give guidance to the user's own voice, and the classes in the online foreign language class will proceed.

  In the voice transmission headset 90, the user's own voice generated at this time is transmitted into the housing part 40 by the voice transmission part 50 and passes through the through hole 38 formed in the voice output part 30. Communicate to the ears.

  Here, in the conventional headset, the user listens to his / her own voice through a through hole formed in the headphones. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to hear the own voice and that ambient noise can be heard. However, the voice transmission headset 90 according to the present invention transmits the user's own voice into the housing part 40 by the voice transmission part 50 and reaches the user's ear through the through hole 38. The voice can be heard clearly and clearly.

  As described above, the voice transmission headphones 80 and the voice transmission headset 90 according to the present invention cover the user's ear and the voice output unit 30 in the housing unit 40. And the audio | voice output part 30 outputs reproduction | regeneration audio | voices, such as a foreign language teaching material from the electric equipment 1, to a user's ear similarly to the conventional headphones. The voice transmission headphones 80 and the voice transmission headset 90 have a voice transmission unit 50, and transmit a voice uttered by the user into the housing unit 40. The self-voice transmitted into the accommodating portion 40 is transmitted to the user's ear through the through hole 38 of the audio output portion 30. As a result, the user can hear his / her own voice.

  As described above, the voice transmission headphone 80 and the voice transmission headset 90 according to the present invention can listen to both the reproduced voice from the electric device 1 and the voice uttered by the user. In particular, since the user's own voice is efficiently transmitted into the accommodating portion 40 via the own voice transmitting unit 50, the user's own voice can be surely heard even if the user's own voice is small. . Thereby, learning of a foreign language etc. can be performed effectively.

  In addition, the voice transmission headphone 80 and the voice transmission headset 90 according to the present invention perform the voice transmission by the voice transmission unit 50 that is a plate-like member. For this reason, a special electric circuit is not required and connection to the conventional electric device 1 is possible, and the voice transmission headphones 80 and the voice transmission headset 90 can be provided at low cost.

  In addition, since the shape, size, configuration, mechanism, and the like of each part of the above-described self-speech transmission headphones 80 and the self-speech transmission headset 90 are only examples, the present invention is not limited to the above examples. Modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

1 Electrical equipment
30 Audio output unit
40 containment
50 Voice transmission part
38 Through hole
80 Voice transmission headphones
82 Microphone device
90 Voice transmission headset

Claims (4)

An audio output unit that outputs an audio signal from an electric device as real audio;
A housing portion for housing the audio output portion and covering a user's ear;
A voice transmission unit that extends forward of the user's mouth and transmits the user's voice to the housing;
A through hole that is provided in the audio output unit and transmits the voice transmitted to the accommodation unit to the ear side;
A self-speech transmission headphone characterized by comprising: The sound from the electric device is output to the user's ear, and the user's own voice transmitted to the housing unit through the voice transmitting unit is transmitted to the user's ear through the through hole. 1. A voice transmission headphone according to 1. The sound output unit is an earphone,
The self-voice transmission headphone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the self-voice transmission section is extendable and retractable within the housing section. 4. A voice transmission headset comprising: the voice transmission headphone according to claim 1; and a microphone device that outputs a user's voice to an electric device side.

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